Policeman charged for shooting death of bus conductor in Spanish Town, granted $800,000 bail

A policeman who shot and killed a bus conductor at the bus park in Spanish Town, St Catherine, five years ago has been charged with murder.

Constable Jimoki Ingram was charged following a ruling by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).

Ingram was charged on Tuesday and brought before the St Catherine Parish Court, where he was granted bail in the sum of $800,000 with surety.

Ingram, who was represented by attorney-at-law Pierre Rogers, was ordered to return to court on October 7, when the matter will again be mentioned.

The policeman is charged in connection with the death of 24-year-old bus conductor Alex Needham, otherwise called 'Lexi'.

Allegations are that around 6:15 p.m. on July 1, 2020, Ingram, who was attached to the Spanish Town Police Station, was on duty at the bus park when Needham was accosted.

It is further alleged that a physical tussle ensued between them, during which Needham was shot by the constable.

He later died.

During the incident, the policeman was reportedly attacked and chopped on the hand with a machete by Needham’s father, who was later charged with wounding with intent but was freed in court in November 2023.

Following Needham’s death, an investigation was launched, and a file was compiled and sent to the ODPP, which resulted in Ingram being charged with murder.

- Rasbert Turner

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